preordain
preordain — 動詞
- preordainpresent simple I / you / we / they
- preordains3rd person singular
- preordaining-ing form
- preordainedpast simple
1. If a god, fate, or another unseen power preordains something, it has already dec
註定；預定
由命運或神力預先決定
If a god, fate, or another unseen power preordains something, it has already decided that this thing will definitely happen, and nothing can prevent it from unfolding as planned.
The villagers believed that the harvest's success was preordained by the gods.
村民們相信豐收的成功是眾神早已註定的。
passive: be preordained by [higher power]
Erik felt his promotion was preordained, but Yara chose to create her own path.
Erik 覺得升遷是註定的，但 Yara 選擇開創自己的路。
contrast between belief and action
In Lara's family, it was preordained that the eldest child would run the business.
在 Lara 的家族中，長子經營事業是早已註定的事。
Samir did not believe that his future was already preordained by fate.
Samir 不認為他的未來早已被命運註定。
The ancient prophecy seemed to preordain the fall of the ruling dynasty.
那則古老的預言似乎預定了統治王朝的覆滅。
- predestine
more religious or theological; implies divine choice from birth
- foreordain
rare and mostly used in formal religious writing
- predetermine
less mystical; can refer to human decisions made in advance
- prevent
to stop something from happening, the opposite of ordaining
文法句型
be + preordained + to-infinitive
be + preordained + that-clause
用法筆記
Frequently used in the passive voice (be + preordained). The agent is typically a supernatural force (fate, destiny, gods) or a personified concept (prophecy, tradition). Active use is rare outside formal or literary writing.